Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-25
P0tosi.
Take in the concert tonight!

-aho III Ine concert Tonight!
MIR. Geo. Lewis and wife, who have
been visiting in Montana for the past
SIX weeks. returned home on Friday
last.
Mrs. G.. Y. Bouns and family, OF
Sheldon, are visiting with her father,
Mr.. Chris. Cellar.
Mr.. Harry Vanderbee is back again.
He returned in time to umpire the base
ball game Sunday. Harry gave good
satisfaction.
MIR. James Deener fell and broke his
leg Sunday afternoon. DIR. Artz was
called and set it.
Mrs. I. X. Stephens is visiting in
Platteville this week and attending a
family reception at that place.
The ''signal service chic" must be
out, leaving the Office 10 charge of the
errand boy-the weather sent US for tho
last few days has been cooler and we
have had several fine rains.
Mr.. c. Kaltenbach, our veteran post
master, is probably the oldest post
master in length of service in the United
States, his first commission is dated
August 8, 1887, over so years ago, and
was signed by Amos Kendall. who was
the postmaster general at that time.
He held the Office till 1862. In 1869 he
was reappointed and has held the office
since that time, and will likely hold it
for many years to come. Last year he
made an Improvement by putting in a
set of Yale, Towne & Co.'S. fine Office
boxes. Mr. Kaltenbach arrived in
Galena in 1888, and moved to Potosi in
1886. He is 76 years of age and prob
ably tho Oldest postmaster in the state.
Mr.. William Grogan leaves this week
for Colorado for the benefit of his
health. He has been "under the
weather" for the past year; that he
may regain his health is the wish of all
his friends
Miss Nellie Seaton, who hes been
visiting her folks here for the past four
weeks, returned home on Thursday last.
She is the Primary teacher in the Jack
son, Mich, high school. where she has
been teaching for the past five years.
The game of ball between the White
Elephants OF Dubuque. and the Stars
of Potosi, came off on Sunday last al
the ball park and was witnessed by a
large audience, among whom were
many of the fair sex. The game was
interesting throughout. The game
stood II and IL at the end of the 9TH
inning. The Dubuques made run Of
eight in the 9Th inning and the Stars
nine in the 9th innings. The White
Elephants we're white-washed and the
game was ended. The time was two
hours and thirty minutes and the result
was in favor of the Potosians by score
of 10 to 20. The Dubuques had no
walk away as they expected. Their
captain was little fooled on the boys.
Where is Platteville's ball club, they
were to play the return game, but they
fail to show up. As "kickers'' they
seem to take the cake, bakery and all.
For baseball news and good cigars,
when you make your bets, go to A.
Kaltenbach's. He holds all the bets
and gives the best goods in return for
your money of any one in our city.
Miss Lydia Wright and Emma Gibson,
who have been attending the Teachers
Institute at Lancaster for the past week,
returned home Saturday.
A. j. Garfield and wiz, Vi Platte
vile, stopped at the Seo.on II use on
Thursday and Friday last. NJ Garfield
is general agent for the Mccormick
reaper company.
Mrs. H. B. Coons intends visiting in
Kansas, St. Louis, and probably Louis
vile, Kentucky, during the next two
months. She leaves to-day for the
West.
Mr.. T. G. Lewis, of New York City,
is visiting his old home and getting re.
cruted up from the chills and fever
that's been attacking him this Summer.
j. e. Neavil has made success of
canvassing for the "Life of Logan"
He goes this week to Platteville where
he will canvass for the same work.
The hot weather has given me great
deal of trouble and have hardly time
to write notes. The kid has been sick
with the prevailing trouble. and this
morning was entertaining him in the
parlor while my wife hung out his wash
ing, when he kicked over the spittoon
on our new carpet, broke the bottom
out of ane-bottom chair and COM
mitted several other depredations, so |
lit out for town and mailed these few
notes. There will be war when get
back, but the kid will be over his cry
ing. With prospects of war, am as
usual, JOHNNIE WARTS.